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Upgrade from Win10 Pro to Win10 Enterprise dynamic group
Hello Noel,
I think Windows AutoPilot may be what you are looking to implement as one of the things it can do is automatically convert the device from Windows 10 Pro to Enterprise.
This was a session at Microsoft Ignite which goes over it in detail.
Deploying Windows 10: User-driven cloud deployment with Windows AutoPilot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kMvHWZlreA
-Aaron
Thanks for your reply Aaron. Unfortunately in this instance Autopilot won't work. The users are purchasing their devices through retail channels, so there's no way of knowing the hardware GUID to pre-stage them before hand. I have found a solution though. I posted the same question on technet, and someone simply mentioned why not make a group of users who will buy the machines, and assign the Edition Upgrade policy to them (instead of trying to dynamically identify the device). I know which users will be making the purchases, so I thought I'd give it a try and it works just fine. So this is the way I've done it now.
You are welcome. I am glad you have found a solution that works for you now. Always a good feeling!
I did want to point out that in the future, hardware manufacturers will be able to load those Unique Hardware IDs ahead of time (pre-stage) into the AutoPilot Service so it may be something to keep on your radar. They discuss that starting about 25 minutes in to the session in the YouTube Link I posted yesterday!
-Aaron